This is an update from last spring.

I decided to wait to pull the motor until this fall. We took several family road trips over the summer and it ran well.

I now have the hunk of grease out of the car. The drivers motor mount is completely separated!

I have the magnum heads and intake, now I just need to break into the motor to see what lurks underneath.

Since this motor does not burn ANY oil and it has good power, I don't plan on doing fresh rings unless someone can really convince me otherwise. If I am going to dump a lot of money into something, I will go with a true magnum motor or a big block.
During this "freshen up" I plan on replacing:
1) All gaskets
2) New Water pump (to go along with a new radiator since the stock one is starting to leak)
3) New Oil Pump
4) New Camshaft : The cam now is visibly worn on the lobes
5) New Timing Chain.

Anything I am missig here? Any suggestions?

Anyway, that is my current update if anyone is interested!

eightlitermopar